"PC Parts, DVD R/RW, General Oddities" Listen, Bellemer,
"PC Parts, DVD R/RW, General Oddities" do you really need a new one?
I do!
With the one I'm using now, I've got a three-percent chance of uncovering Nine's schemes.
With a new one, it'll be around 80 percent.
Is that true?
And aren't your current chances a little too low?
All right! I'll take this one.
That will be 553,528 yen.
That's a lot!
I'll use Pineapple Pay.
Hand, please.
It's... approved?
Drones these days sure are something, huh?
Bye!
Listen, are you sure a cheaper one wouldn't have been--
Oh, that's enough out of you!
See you!
Now, Bellemer, that's not very nice!
Were you only interested in my body?!
Just your hands, to be precise.
Um, excuse me.
Do you know where the Nyan Nyan Café is?
Oh, it's over by Manseibashi Bri--
What are y--
"Sending Emergency Distress Signal"
"Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit"
Refill, please!
Man, this pho stuff is delicious!
Refill, please!
Coming right up!
I know I said I'd treat you,
but have you ever heard of discretion?
With my salary, I couldn't resist.
Don't worry.
He's secretly delighted.
As if. Mind your own business.
Whatever you say.
Have you two known each other a long time?
Ever since I busted her.
What?
A gang of thieves was using her as a gofer.
It must have been ten years ago now.
Stop dredging up ancient history!
Here you are.
Anyway, thank you for helping me out that time.
I didn't do anything.
The one hell-bent on taking care of you wasn't me, it was...
Hey, what do you think you're doing?!
I'll go check!
Give that back!
You jerk!
Are you all right?
No, I'm not!
That guy took my purse!
Leave it to me!
He goes rushing off at the drop of a hat.
He's a dog, all right.
What am I thinking?
They're nothing alike.
Stop!
Wh-What the...?!
"Accident" What?! It fell in the river?
Yes, from right over there.
What are you going to do about it?!
I had work equipment in there!
I'm in a hurry!
I'm sorry!
Damn it!
I'll have to go back for another one!
--Um, may I ask you some questions about the-- --No, thank you!
Hello?
Sorry, I was a little busy.
What? Seriously?
Belle's been kidnapped.
What?
There was an emergency distress call from Belle's phone.
I checked the nearby security cameras
and found out she was abducted by a black van.
Purpose unknown.
Nijo is tracking the van as we speak.
Come to think of it, hasn't there been a string of homunculus missing persons cases lately?
Yes. Section 4 is handling it.
Endo is going there now to gather information.
I see. Could you put Nijo on?
Nijo.
Nijo here.
The van headed south from Akihabara toward Hibiya Street--
Are you all right?
Excuse me?
Your reactions are slower than usual.
The countdown has already begun.
Now, what will you do?
No, everything's fine.
That so? Then forget I said anything.
As I was saying,
the van continued south from Hibiya Street.
It turned left after Shiba Park and--
It stopped.
Could Belle be in that box?
Most likely.
There are no surveillance cameras beyond this point due to protests by local residents.
In any case, I was only able to pursue them up to Shiba 2- chome .
Shiba 2- chome ?!
That's right near here!
Let's go!
Don't shout in my ear!
It's too broad an area.
Can you narrow it down a bit more?
I already planned to.
Boss is shut up in his office and isn't responding...
Do you think he's all right?
What is this place?
What a nightmare...
Huh?
Bellemer?!
Hang in there! Hey!
Times like this call for a kiss from Prince--
Stop that...
Oh, Bellemer!
Thank goodness.
Where are we...?
I wonder...
I think it was about a 15-minute drive from Akihabara,
then they stuffed us in a box and carried us for about 15 minutes on foot.
There are no windows; only a little vent.
Maybe we're in a basement?
And come to think of it, what's in that cabinet?
What? Is now really the time for that?
It's locked, and that makes me curious.
She's still out cold.
Should we give her another dose, just in case?
No need.
We don't want to overdo it and damage our precious merchandise.
Hey, didn't we toss that stuffed animal out earlier?
Yeah. What's it doing here?
Hey, you don't think the kid could be awa--
Beep!
I. Am. Zeroemon.
It is almost 3:00. Snack time.
I. Am. Zeroemon.
--It's almost 3:00. Snack time. --It's mechanical...?
--It's almost 3:00. Snack time. --Don't startle me like that!
How violent.
I feel sorry for myself.
Have you seen two men carrying a large box?
No clue.
Excuse me!
Excuse me! Have you seen two--
Ichinose...
Don't be in such a rush.
But--
Nijo and the others are narrowing down the area for us.
At times like this, you've got to trust them and wait.
I know that, but...
Bellemer is a pro too. She knows how to handle herself.
Please... Please let me do what I can right now.
If I don't, I'll regret it!
Um, excuse me!
If there's a chance I can help, I'll go!
Otherwise, I know I'll regret it!
A large box?
No, I haven't.
It must be because I visited his grave. That wasn't like me.
Hm?
Did you find anything?
We got an email from Belle.
It describes the room she's being held in.
An email? I'm amazed she was able to send one.
She is a ninja, after all. She should be able to do that much.
She says she's being held about a 15-minute walk from where the van stopped.
That's still a big area.
She also gave us the size and shape of the room.
I'll get the blueprints for the nearby buildings and identify potential matches.
A windowless room a little under 12 meters long... and a little over two meters wide?
What is this, an eel's bedroom?
A! Large! Box!
Hey, Rookie!
Huh?
What?!
You can use those like that?
Don't worry; I usually don't.
More importantly...
...check this out!
All right!
What?!
That's certainly convenient.
Ta-da!
Where did that come from?
I always keep it up my sleeve.
I am a ninja, after all.
Don't take too long.
It won't be pretty if those men come back.
An electronic lock like this is a piece of cake!
See? It's open!
Chief Kashiwagi from Section 4 was happy to give us copies of their case files.
I believe I heard shouting from upstairs.
The weather's nice, so I helped him enjoy some mid-air swimming.
For about five seconds.
Hey, look at this.
Yeah, it's an urban legends site.
Section 4 thinks this is involved.
"If you eat a homunculus heart,
you'll gain eternal youth."
Oh...
So that's what this is about...
There's a matching room in the second basement of the Jaguars Apartments in Hamamatsu.
All clear!
First basement of the Asura Bank Building Annex in Shiba.
What the...?
All clear.
Warehouse no. 23, Tamachi.
A-All clear.
So, we ended up having to check places one-by-one.
We've only checked 30 so far!
"Investigation is something you do with your feet."
That's what the detective in the green parka said.
It was Waku who said that.
We've got our next candidate. The Shibaura Canal Building.
Got it!
I told you not to run! You'll wear me out.
I'd hoped that Ichinose and the others
would be here by now...
Yeah...
An earthquake, maybe?
This is...
The basement here, right?
Should be.
Bellemer!
Another dud, huh?
Wait, these dimensions are...
The whole room is moving.
I see.
This room isn't 12 meters by two meters.
It's 40 feet long and eight feet wide.
I've got it.
This is... a shipping container.
Rookie! Shibaura Pier!
Huh?
Understood! I'm on my way!
You sure took your damn time, Doctor.
That's why I came onboard the ship.
I'm not running late by choi--
She's awake! Put her under.
I don't want to see meat I'm about to slice up moving a--
Hey, what do you think you're doing?!
Do you have any idea how much these are worth?!
Twenty million yen apiece, right?
They're supposed to be an elixir of eternal youth.
I've found them being traded online before.
I should have stamped this out then.
Playing the hero, are we?
I'm not playing. I am a hero!
Because I'm a ninja!
Put her under!
You got it!
Hiyah!
Wh-Why, you--!
Hey, watch where you point that--
Bellemer!
Got it!
Huh?
It's upside down?!
Too bad for you! Take this!
Ninja art of substitution.
Wha--?!
Sorry, Boss.
Men really are useless.
Don't you agree?
Oh, that?
That stuff doesn't work on elves.
Why not try it on yourself?
After all...
...this is going to hurt!
Damn it! Which one?!
Tell us every container loaded in the past two hours.
Ninja art of the cast-off shell!
It looks to me like you didn't quite pull it off.
You can't run anymore.
Let me... ask you something.
Huh?
Have you eaten one?
What do you mean?
A homunculus heart.
Oh, but they're supposed to preserve youth,
not restore it, aren't they?
I guess it's too late for you, then.
You stupid brat!
I think I'll chop your head off first!
Huh? I think I've seen this woman somewhere before...
No, that's not important!
Belle! Are you all right?!
Yup. I thought it was about time you got here.
Huh? How'd you know?
Because I'm a ninja.
Ow...!
Belle?!
Yeah, I slipped up a little bit...
I'm sorry we're late.
Now let's get you to a hospital.
I guess his racing off like a dog came in handy for once.
Come in.
Bellemer has been safely taken into--
What's wrong?
Well, it's kind of like I just took a punch for someone else...
I don't really understand, but please report this matter to the higher-ups.
I feel sorry for myself...
Hey, Ichinose honey, is that kid coming today?
I mean your. New. Partner.
He's not my partner.
You know, I was shocked when I first saw him.
They're a little alike.
No, they're not.
No, they definitely are.
Look.
We took this the day I opened this place.
I found it while I was tidying up.
Really takes you back, doesn't it?
Excuse me, may I place an order?
Oh, of course.
Huh? That's...
Hey, when did you get here?
Just now.
Do you know this guy, Ichinose?
So what if I do?
He's the detective who saved me nine years ago.
Wow. I've always wanted to thank him for that.
"File.08" "The Eight-Foot Escape Route"
I love having a new motherboard.
It makes things crazy fast!
After everything that happened,
you really should have taken at least a day off.
I'm fine.
I am a ninja, after all.
Oh.
What is it?
An urgent internal police bulletin.
I had an alert set for them.
It says that a former member of Nine was arrested in Berlin.
He's thought to be one of the perpetrators of the Airport Attack nine years ago,
so he'll probably be extradited to Japan soon.
Next time: "Seiji Nanatsuki's Running Report."